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From: ong@d.cs.okstate.edu (ONG ENG TENG)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.programmer
Subject: Re: Power-C and other cheap C compilers
Message-ID: <1991Apr11.042401.16005@d.cs.okstate.edu>
Date: 11 Apr 91 04:24:01 GMT
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Organization: Oklahoma State University
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From article <1991Apr10.141921.11865@ccad.uiowa.edu>, by cadsi@ccad.uiowa.edu (CADSI):
> From article <777@gcc.uucp>, by stu870344@gcc.uucp (Yngwie):
>> 
>>      I am in the market for a reasonably priced C package.
>> I am considering buying POWER C by Mix Software.  Does anyone
>> have any comments about POWER C or any suggestions for other
>> cheap C compilers??  I'm just learning C, so I need a pretty
>> good manual to lead me through the language.
>> 
>>      Any information about affordable C compilers (affordable
>> meaning less than $100) or references to help me in my trek
>> through C will be most graciously appreciated.
>> 
> 
> I've been thinking about this.  Does the POWER C support the pascal
> calling convention.  additionally, does the compiler support
> altering the segment names?  (If you read between the lines, I
> think we could make a MS SDK compatible compiler out of this
> Hmmmmm......

Well, for $20, the manual alone for Power C is worth it.  I have
used it for 3 years and wrote BIG programs with interfacing to
BIG machine assembler routines (limited to 64k chunk, though, I
had to separate them into 5 chunks).  It is great for home
and small office use. .